When can the exchange of contracts take place for sale conveyancing in Heath Hayes and am I required to attend the conveyancers office?
If you are round the corner to one of the conveyancing solicitors in Heath Hayes you are invited in to sign contracts. However, the law practices we work with offer countrywide coverage for conveyancing and give just as comprehensive and professional a job for you when dealing with you by post or email. The signing of the contract is not when everything is set in stone. A signed contract simply enables the firm to exchange contracts at the appropriate time, which is ordinarily shortly after signing. The exchange process is nowadays normally dealt with by telephone and can be very rapid, although where an extended "chain" is in the mix, since the process requires the relevant party's solicitor (not necessarily a conveyancing solicitor in Heath Hayes)to be in the office available at the end of the phone to exchange contracts.
My husband and I are at the point of looking at flats in Heath Hayes and I am now considering a potential offer. Is it premature to have a solicitor in place? I am planning to take a home loan with UBS.
It would be prudent to start your search sooner rather than later. Once you decide who you want to use and once your offer is accepted you can instruct them to work for you and forward their contact information on to the selling agent. As you are obtaining a mortgage with UBS, make sure you remember to check that your lawyer is on the UBS conveyancing panel.
I recently had an offer accepted on a house in Heath Hayes. My financial adviser recommended their conveyancers. I paid an on account payment of £150. A few days later, the solicitor called me sheepishly admitting that they were not on the Nationwide conveyancing panel. Am I right in thinking that I should be due a refund?
You should be able to recover this from the law firm if they were not on the Nationwide panel. They should have asked at the outset which lender you were obtaining a mortgage with. An important lesson to readers of this site is to check that the lawyers are on the appropriate lender panel.
UBS have agreed my mortgage in principle, my bid on a apartment in Heath Hayes has been accepted, what happens next?
The property agent will want to be advised as to your conveyancer's details (ensure that the lawyers are on the lender’s approved list). Contact UBS or the financial adviser and complete any outstanding forms. UBS will sellect a valuer who will get in touch with the estate agent or vendor to arrange an appointment. Once conducted (assuming no problems) it takes about a fortnight for the mortgage offer to be issued. UBS will send the offer to you and your conveyancers. The transaction will then take it’s course according the nature and complexity of the conveyancing in Heath Hayes.
My partner and I are selling our house in Heath Hayes and according to the buyers it appears that there is a risk of it being built on contaminated land. Any high street Heath Hayes lawyer would know that there is no such problem. It does beg the question why the buyers are using a nationwide conveyancing firm rather than a conveyancing solicitor in Heath Hayes. We have lived in Heath Hayes for many years we know of no issue. Is it a good idea to contact our local Authority to get confirmation need.
It would appear that you have a conveyancing lawyer already. What do they say? You should check with your lawyer before you do anything. It is very possible that once the local authority has been informed of a potential issue it cannot be insured against (a bit like being diagnosed with a serious illness and then taking out health insurance to cover that same sickness)
Given that I am about to part with 450k on 3 bedroom house in Heath Hayes I would like to have a conversation with the solicitor about myhouse move prior to instructing the firm. Is this something that you can arrange?
We could not agree more - it is our preference to talk to you we do not take any clients on without you first talking to the lawyer due to be conducting your conveyancing in Heath Hayes.There is no ‘factory style conveyancing’ - every client is an important person, not a matter number. The solicitors that we put you in touch with believe that the fees you are quoted for your conveyancing in Heath Hayes should be the amount on the final invoice that you are charged.
I am thinking of appointing a conveyancing practitioner in Heath Hayes for my sale. Is it possible to check a solicitor's record with the legal regulator?
Members of the public may see published Solicitor Regulator Association (SRA) decisions resulting from inquisitions from 2008 onwards. Visit Check a solicitor's record. To find information about the period before 1 January 2008, or to check a firm's history, call 0870 606 2555, 08.00 - 18.00 any week day save for Tuesday when lines open at 9.30am. For non-uk callers, call +44 (0)121 329 6800. The regulator sometimes monitor telephone calls for training requirements.
Harry (my fiance) and I may need to let out our Heath Hayes garden flat for a while due to a career opportunity. We instructed a Heath Hayes conveyancing practice in 2001 but they have since shut and we did not think at the time get any advice as to whether the lease allows us to sublet. How do we find out?
The lease governs the relationship between the freeholder and you the leaseholder; in particular, it will set out if subletting is banned, or permitted but only subject to certain caveats. The accepted inference is that if the lease contains no expres ban or restriction, subletting is permitted. The majority of leases in Heath Hayes do not prevent subletting altogether – such a clause would undoubtedly devalue the property. Instead, there is usually a basic requirement that the owner notifies the freeholder, possibly supplying a duplicate of the sublease.
I acquired a 1st floor flat in Heath Hayes, conveyancing was carried out March 1996. Can you please calculate a probable premium for a statutory lease extension? Similar properties in Heath Hayes with a long lease are worth £255,000. The average or mid-range amount of ground rent is £45 charged once a year. The lease runs out on 21st October 2097
With just 73 years unexpired we estimate the price of your lease extension to range between £8,600 and £9,800 plus plus your own and the landlord's "reasonable" professional fees.
The figure above a general guide to costs for extending a lease, but we are not able to provide the actual costs without more detailed investigations. Do not use this information in tribunal or court proceedings. There are no doubt additional concerns that need to be taken into account and clearly you should be as accurate as possible in your negotiations. You should not move forward placing reliance on this information before getting professional advice.